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''Shangri-La'' is a series of science-fiction (with supernatural elements) [[Light Novels]] written by Eiichi Ikegami in 2004 and 2005, which was adapted into a manga and an anime by [[GONZO]] in 2009. An odd duck if there ever was one, proposing a world driven into poverty by [[wikipedia:Carbon tax|carbon taxes]], into chaos by [[wikipedia:Arbitrage|arbitrage]] in carbon credits, and awaiting a savior - in the form of a [[Genius Ditz]] [[Magical Girl]] with a [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]].

At some point in the near future, the UN tries to stop [[Global Warming]] by imposing extremely heavy carbon taxes. This has the effect of turning the world economy into one based entirely on the trade of carbon. Meanwhile, an earthquake destroys the entire Kanto region of Japan. Because Japan is now in a horrible economic situation, and the carbon tax hasn't been lifted, Tokyo is turned into an incredibly dense jungle. The plants there are supposed to absorb carbon dioxide from the air, reducing the taxes the country has to pay. Tokyo is rebuilt as Atlas, an enormous tower that can hold millions of people.

At some point in the near future, the UN tries to stop [[Hollywood Global Warming]] by imposing extremely heavy carbon taxes. This has the effect of turning the world economy into one based entirely on the trade of carbon. Meanwhile, an earthquake destroys the entire Kanto region of Japan. Because Japan is now in a horrible economic situation, and the carbon tax hasn't been lifted, Tokyo is turned into an incredibly dense jungle. The plants there are supposed to absorb carbon dioxide from the air, reducing the taxes the country has to pay. Tokyo is rebuilt as Atlas, an enormous tower that can hold millions of people.

But of course, it can't quite hold enough people, so the majority of people have to live in villages in the middle of the jungle, where they're typically treated as second-class citizens by the elite living in Atlas. The organization Metal Age opposes the construction for this reason.

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* [[Fast Tunnelling]]

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Mikako Takahashi]] as Kuniko.

** Then [[Joji Nakata]] as [[Camp Gay]] Momoko!

* [[Hollywood Hacking]]: Hacking attempts are rarely depicted the same way more than once, and every single depiction has remarkably little in common with any computer-related task at all.

* [[Human Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|The continual sacrificing of children is necessary for Atlas to remain standing.}}

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